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“I’m sorry. I understand you’re frustrated, but it’s the policy,” said the financial aid advisor at Student Financial Services. Finally, well into my fourth year at Penn, I made the call to better understand my financial aid package.
This week Jeremiah Keenan reminded the Penn community of the question on whether people are really born gay or not (he forgot to mention other identities often roped with gayness like the L-B-T-Q-I-A of the queer alphabet). It came to us as a surprise because this issue seemed settled with the release of Lady Gaga’s iconic 2011 single, "Born This Way." He attacks the central theme of her song, which is that “It doesn't matter if you love him or capital H-I-M … 'Cause you were born this way, baby." Now that Keenan has opened the question again, we would like to suggest some additional considerations.
O nly just this summer, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel revised United States military regulations. Previously, natural black hair was ruled “unkempt” and unfit for the military. Even after the revision, Jessica Sims, a Navy officer, was discharged from the Navy for refusing to change her hair. For individuals like Jessica Sims, being true to themselves comes at a cost that some do not have to pay. The idea that natural black hair is unacceptable persists even outside the workplace. When photos emerged of Beyonce with her baby, Blue Ivy, with her natural hair, some people started a petition to pressure Beyonce to comb or braid her baby’s “nappy” and “unkempt” hair.